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When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

WEBVTT YOU COULD HAVE DONE THIS WHOLE THING ON YOUR OWN. YOU BURN YOUR BREAKFAST TOAST . THE SMOKE ALARM GOES OFF AND IT WILL NOT QUIT. YOU JUST RIP IT FROM THE WALL AND STAB IT WITH YOUR BROOMSTICK.

Why are you reading about smoke detectors, may you ask? Well, for one, they can save your life — indicating the onset of a fire at home. According to the “Smoke Alarms in US Home Fires” report by the ...

Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...

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